I found a baby pidgeon on the road, it had feathers, but it caan barely fly…and there is no nest nearby, and I can find a pidgeon in sight. I put it in a box, with food and water. Does anyone know a place where they will take in a baby bird (in the Chicago Land area, or near it (northern Illinois))?
Thanks…
And I can’t keep it outside because it will be near the road, and it walks to the road a lot. Also because there are a lot of dogs that go on walks around my house.
THANKS!!
Early today 5 pm ish I found a baby bird you know like those brown birds that fly around in the LA area well anyways we left it alone and my mom said it was okay to bring it in because 8:36pm and the momma bird has not come(it was very still against the wall I think it was cold ). What can I feed it until its old enough to fly and how long might that be? I have it in a box with tissue as padding.
Warrior drank water from a syringe but will not eat the mashed up dog food.
Warrior’s got feathers but its a thin layer not thin thin it’ll freeze but barely enough to keep it warm.
If later on today should I put Warrior back outside will the momma bird take it back? I think I know where it fell out of but what if that’s not its nest is it risky to put it back in since it was near my front door and not the orange tree? Also, I haven’t heard it cry at all and its been with me constantly is that bad? because it would open its mouth but no noise would come out.
My cousin (she’s about 11 and is always taking care of some kind of critter) was at her great grandmother’s house, my nextdoor neighbor, and a baby bird fell out of a tree in the back yard of the next house over. The bird hopped it’s way into my neighbor’s backyard where her dog decided to chase it. My cousin caught the bird before the dog even touched it, so there are no physical injuries to the bird, but we need to care for it until it starts learnig to fly. It is a fledgling, it has most of it’s feathers and just a little baby fuzz left, but it’s still somewhat on the ugly side. We think it was trying to learn to fly when it ended up in my neighbors yard. The mother is nowhere to be found, and it wouldn’t be safe outside with the dog running around. So we want to raise it until it can fly and feed itself. Are there any bird experts out there who can help me? Or does anyone have any good suggestions on good websites with good care information on baby blackbirds?
I’ve been feeding him/her millet. The bird rolls over occasionally and doesn’t seem to flap his wings. Any Ideas on how to help this little one?
The bird looks big enough to fly. The bird was on the ground at the school where my wife teaches for a couple of days before the students brought the bird to my wife. He jumps around quite a bit (I have the little guy in a box with water and shredded paper). In addition to the millet (which I just removed from the box, based on your kind responses) I fed him ‘extra’ bird formula that I mix with some water and feed with a syringe). It’s daylight now so I have the box opened out on the porch). I did the same thing yesterday, bringing the box & bird in after the sun had set). I’m having trouble finding a bird sanctuary where I live near Pasadena California, so if anyone know of a place I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Stoke
It looks somewhat like a finch and it seems it already knows how to fly. I’m not too sure if it fell from its nest but there were no nests around. Now, what exactly should we do? We’ve been feeding it tiny pieces of bread made mushy with water. Is this acceptable and if not is there a place we can take it?
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My cat found a young bird, one of those small ones with brown feathers that are flying about constantly. About the same size as a Blue-tit. Anyway, couldn’t find the nest, so I put it in the bushes nearby for about 5hours to see what would happen. It was still there. Perfectly fine, sent me on a wild-goose’s chase trying to catch it. It drinks water from a small injection(without the needle), but I can’t seem to get it to swallow any food. Its got some feathers. but its quite scrawny and either one of its wings or legs is wonky so it can’t really fly very well. I don’t know how old, but I would say its in the ‘teenager’ age… So what do i do now? I have it in a small box with sawdust cuttings, some food in a tiny bowl… and it keeps trying to get out. But I have cats everywhere, and if it can’t fly, it sure as hell can’t defend itself against a cat. Any tips what to do now? please!
if I put it in a tree – won’t it fall and seriously hurt itself again? it’s not flying or flapping its wings…
and barely claws at anything just pecks me…
i always see the dad robin with worms in his mouth and he hops over near the nest like he’s going to feed the babies but he never does? why does he do this. o and they have been hatched for about 2 weeks now and very big already……when will they fly away? im gonna miss them but curious to know
